The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-11

escaped serious damage. One person, .
boy about years old, was killed, and about
limbs, but only one Of the injured is likely
to die This is w. b. Keithfield, furniture
dealer OF Wakeny.
Political and Personal.
Rev. VIM. Hague, d. D., aged 70, dropped
dead In front Of fremont Temple, Boston
Aug1.
It is now said that Hon. J. g. Blaine will
remain In Europe during 1.-THE coming
winter.
August 1st, was celebrated by the colored
people throughout the country as Emanci-
patton day.
Senator Sherman has followed Senator
Vest to Alaska, via the Canadian Pacific
and Puget Sound.
Augusta, Ga, New Orleans and Knoxville
Tenn, have sent invitations to the President
and his wife to make them visit.
The Chinese minister to the United States,
Spain and Peru, Chang Ia Jen, has arrived
at London on his way to Washington.
Attorney General Garland has gone to
Arkansas with his son and daughter. He
will return to Washington in about six
weeks.
Senator John Sherman has been appointed
member of the Washington Monument
association in place Of Gen. w. A. Mckee
Dunn, deceased.
The Texas election upon Prohibition trans
pired on the 4th; the Prohibitionists admit
defeat by 5000, and the anti Prohibition
lists claim $1,000 majority.
At Syracuse, N. Y, Mrs. John Gresnway,
widow Of the wealthy brewer, has been
adjudged an habitual drunkard by a
sheri6's jury and as unable to take care Of
her property.
The wife of. President Cleveland with her
mother and an aunt left Washington very
quietly Monday afternoon for Massachu-
setts and expect to be absent at New Eng
land resorts for some weeks.
Miss Josie Holmes, q former clerk in the
Fidelity Bank at Cincinnati, who has been
held in custody nearly q month under q de-
mand for SIC, 600 bail, has now been released
upon her own recognisance.
The Maryland Prohibitionists have put
the following State ticket In nomination:
For governor, Summerfield Baldwin, of
Baltimore. for attorney general, James
Pollard, OF Baltimore; for comptroller,
Thomas e. Wright, OF Cambridge
The Department OF State at Washington,
intelligence OF the death of Mrs Hubbard,
wife Of the United States minister to Japan.
Mrs. Hubbard had been in i'll health for
many months.
United States Consul Allen Francis. aged
q, residing at st. Thomas, Ont, who was
| injured in the recent railroad accident at
that place died suddenly August 4, from the
effects Of his injuries, the immediate cause
OF death being paralysis of the heart. He
had been in the diplomatic service twenty
years.
The National Prohibition party has issued
the following: The national committee OF
the Prohibition party are hereby called to
meet in Chicago, ILL.,, on the 10th of Novem-
ber, 1887, at ~ q. m, for the purpose Of fix
ing the time and place OF the national con-
vention in 1888, and rransacting such other
business as pertains to the national conven-
tion.
| Mrs. Logan has returned to Washington,
and it was fround necessary for her to en-.
dure surgical operations for her dislocated
shoulder and elbow joints, they being
i among the injuries she received from heI
the operations which Mrs. Logan endured
very well, though enfeebled by former suf
fering.
Miss Henrietta Hill, o well known mission
worker Of Brooklyn, N. Y, has been mar.
evangelist, whose real name is Ju Sing, and
who is at the head OF large mission de-
| voted to the Christianizing OF the Chinese
| in that city. Miss Hill was prominent in
| social circles and the marriage causes some
thing Of a sensation.
In the Utah election on the 2nd, out of Il
members Of the council branch of the legis
lature the Gentiles elected two and perhaps
| three, and out Of "a members OF the lower
house they elected four. The returns ar
not all in. Thif is more than they have ever
the MOrmons are equally pleased to find
that, after all the schemes and efforts Iol
their enemies, so meagre results have been
achieved.
The Democrats OF Virginia held state
convention Roanoke, on the 4th, the chiel
object Of which was to give an authorata,
tion, regarding which the following resolu
tion was adopted: Fourth-We approve the
action Of the last general assembly at it
extra session in 1857, in refusing to accept
the terms proposed by the bond-holdcrs, In
connection with q settlement Of the public
debt. The Democratic party will never
support or sanction any adjustment OF the
debt which shall impose larger liability
upon the commonwealth than that recog
nized and provided for by the Riddlebergel
bill; and we pledge the party to enact al
laws necessary to render such settlemen,
effective, final and decisive. The admins
tratiOn Of President Cleveland was cordially
endorsed in the resolutions and speeches
National aid to education and liberia
pensions were also approved.
Kentucky Election.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Special: The election
for state and legislative officers Of Kentucky
passed of quietly Monday. The weather wa
clear and hot, and the vote does not seen
to have been large Owing to the length o
J the ticket, and local contest returns an
meagre. The labor aud Prohibition vot,
are smaller than was anticipated. Ii
Louisville the Democratic majority is abou
1000 Democratic gain of nearly 1900 owe
the last election. The city elects q solit
Democratic legislative ticket and defeat
local option by q heavy majority. III,
county and city give q Democratic majority